Container and dispenser with crimping jaws for fish line pellet sinkers



July 15, 1958 THOMAS 2,842,993 CONTAINER AND DISPENSER WITH CRIMPING IJAWS FOR FISH LINE PELLET SINKERS Filed July 1, 1955 INVENTOR. OFF/f7 H.Thomas A 13 or-ny CONTAINER AND DISPENSER WITH CRIMPIN G JAWS FOR FISHLINE PELLET SINKERS Orrin, HaThomas, Williamsport, Pa., assignor toEndicott Machine & Tool Company, Inc., Endicott, N. Y.

Application July 1, 1955, Serial No. 519,405

4 Claims. (Cl. 81-15) This invention relates to a container anddispenser for fish line pellet sinkers and it consists in theconstructions, arrangements and combinations herein described andclaimed.

It is the object of the invention to provide a dispensing device forfish line pellet sinkers which will house the pellets in a tandemrelation to one another, there being spring means to urge the pelletstoward a pair of separable jaws having respective seats formed thereinfor reception of a pellet at the time of the ejection thereof, said jawsbeing compressible upon a pellet sinker so engaged to secure the sameupon a fishing line.

More specifically, it is an objective of the invention to provide acontainer and dispenser for pellet sinkers, in which the container isconstructed from two elongated hingedly connected housing sections, thehinged end thereof including a base member for support of a sinkersupporting rod and a helical spring for elevating the tandem arrangedsinkers on said rod to a pair of opposed jaws at the upper end of saidhousing sections, each jaw being provided with a recess to accommodate asinker therebetween when said housing sections are partially opened,said jaws being manually compressible to distort the sinker to securethe same upon a fishing line, when disposed in the slot provided inpellet sinkers; a latch being employed to retain the housing sections inclosed relation.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will beapparent from the following description considered in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the container and dispenser in closedposition.

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a similar view with the housing sections partially openedwith a sinker engaged between the jaws of the housing sections with afish line engaged within the slot formed in the sinker.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the container anddispenser.

Figure 5 is a similar view illustrating a sinker engaged between thejaws of the housing sections.

Figure 6 is an enlarged cross section on the line 66 of Figure 4,

Figure 7 is a similar view on the line 7--7 of Figure 4, and

Figure 8 shows a sinker to be used with the container and dispenser.

There is illustrated a combined container and dispenser for split pelletsinkers, generally indicated by the reference character 10, whichconsists of a pair of elongated housing sections 11 and 12 having ears13 and 13' arranged in overlapping relation and hinged together by a pin14. The ends 15 of the housing sections are of arcuate shape asindicated at 16 and seated within these sections there is an arcuateshaped bearing block 17 complemental to the curvature 16 of the housingsections, the block 17 being retained within the housing sections byUnited States Patent 0 virtue of the passage of the pin 14 therethrough.The block 17 atfords rigidity to the housing sections, as well asguiding the movement of the sections 11 and 12 during opening andclosing movements of said sections.

A stop pin 18 is secured in the block 17 and extends outwardly betweenthe housing sections 11 and 12, thus limiting the opening movement ofthe sections.

An angularly shaped rod 19 is mounted in the bearing block 17, extendingmedially and vertically of the housing sections stopping inwardly ofrespective jaws 20 and 21 formed at the opposite end of the housingsections.

The jaws 20 and 21 are arranged in opposed relation and each is formedwith a recess 22, which may be of any desired shape so as to accommodatedifferent shaped sinkers, and in the present instance, the recesses areconstructed to receive spherical shaped sinkers therebetween.

A helical spring 23 encircles the rod 19, one end thereof having seatingengagement upon the bearing block 17, while the other end of the springis in engagement with a sinker 24 which supports a series of sinkersthereabove, all of which are slidable upon the rod 19.

As best seen in Figures 6 and 8, the sinkers are formed with a taperedslot 25, the narrower portion thereof being at the periphery of thesinker, the wider portion embracing the rod 19 freely so that thesinkers may slide thereon under pressure of the spring 23 uponseparation of the jaws 20 and 21. The use of an angularly shaped rod 19prevents rotation of the sinkers. The sinkers 24 are formed with anadditional slot 26 which extends at right angles to the slot 25, thesinkers being threaded upon the rod 19 so as to position the slot 26 inan upward direction.

In order that the housing sections 11 and 12 may be retained releasablyin closed position for retention of the sinkers, a catch 27 is pivotallymounted upon the upper end of the section 12 and is provided with a lip28 adapted to engage the section 11, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4.

The present day prectice of applying a split sinker to a fishing line isto place the line within the slot of the sinker and then compressing thesinker by means of a pair of pliers or by imparting a hammer-like blowupon the sinker, either method being unsatisfactory, especially if theattachment of a sinker is necessary while in the stream.

In the use of the present device, it is only necessary to release thecatch 27 allowing the jaws 21 and 22 to separate to an open position,which is limited by the pin 18. The tension of the spring 23 willelevate the uppermost sinker to a position between the recesses 22 ofthe jaws 20 and 21. The fishing line is laid transversely across theslot 26, and when the line is so arranged, the jaws 20 and 21 are forcedtogether distorting the sinker and securing the same to the line. Theline and attached sinker is then removed from the jaws 20 and 21 andclosed, when the latch 27 is moved to retain the sections 11 and 12 inclosed relation.

While I have shown and described a preferred form of the device, this isby way of illustration only, and I consider as my own all suchmodifications in construction as fairly fall within the scope of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A combined container and dispenser for split pellet sinkerscomprising a pair of elongated hollow housing sections hingedlyconnected at one end, a pair of opposed compression jaws at the oppositeend, a guide means extending longitudinally of said housing sections forslidably supporting split pellet sinkers in tandem relation, and springmeans for urging the uppermost sinker between said jaws upon openingmovement of said housing sections.

2. A combined container and dispenser for slit pellet sinkers comprisinga pair of elongated hollow housing sections hingedly connected at oneend, a pair of opposed compression jaws at the opposite end and abearing block at the hinged end of said housing sections, a rod fixed insaid bearing block and extending vertically and medially between saidhousing sections and terminating inwardly of said compression jaws, saidrod slidably supporting split pellet sinkers in tandem relation, ahelical spring encircling said rod having one end engaged with saidbearing block, the other end having seating engagement with thelowermost sinker, the compression of said spring urging the uppermostsinker between said jaws upon opening movement of said housing sections.

3. The structure of claim 2, in which said rod is of angular crosssection complemental to the slot of said split pellet sinker.

- 4. The structure of claim 2, in which said bearing block includes astop means for limiting the opening movement of said housing sections.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

